Necesidades de los familiares de un paciente terminal institucionalizado en un centro geriátrico. Caso clínico

  1. Sara Pueyo Garrigues 1
  2. María Pueyo Garrigues
  3. Miren Idoia Pardavila Belio
  1. 1 Centro Residencial CUN
Journal:
Gerokomos: Revista de la Sociedad Española de Enfermería Geriátrica y Gerontológica

ISSN: 1134-928X

Year of publication: 2015

Volume: 26

Issue: 3

Pages: 94-96

Type: Article

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Abstract

The end of life care is offered in multiple contexts all over the world in places such as in nursing homes. The aim of this work is to analyze more in depth the needs of the relatives of the terminal phase patients who undergo treatment at a nursing home. We take into consideration a clinic case that together with a concrete literature, it assists us to determine which are the families’ needs in that moment. The analysis of the case is structured in 4 subunits which are: Communication with the medical experts and professionals, medical assistance, infirmary/nursing assistance and emotional and social needs. This work gives a clear picture of the importance of developing the function of the nursing professionals, an identification plan and the attention given to the families’ necessities. This approach will provide a better quality assistance which will derive onto an improvement of the family member’s health

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